Spike-machine.



L. J. BERKELEY. SPIIKE MACHINE.

APPLICATION. FILED. JAN; z. 1918.

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LAUREN GE J. BERKELEY, OF RACINE, WISGQNSIN, ASSIGNGR TO HERCULES MAN 231 210- TURING COMPANY, OF RACIN'E, WISCON-fihl', A CORFQRAATIQH GE WISCONSIN.

' SPIKE-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. i557, sees.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURENCE J. BERKE- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spike-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying' drawing, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to machines for making railway spikes of any desired form, particularly of the stepped form shown and described in United States Letters Patent 1909, to John M. Scott.

The main objects of the invention are to fapilitate. the. production f-spikes, particularly such as have barbed or stepped shanks or bodies, or bodies of abruptly varying cross section, by rolling and cutting to length from continuousblanks or long bars of uniform cross section, and then forming heads of the'desired shape by suitable dies; and

- generally to improve the cons ruetion operation of machinesotthis class to adapt them to produce spikes of the design above mentioned and other special forms. i

It conslsts in the constriiction, arrangement'and combination of parts as herein;

after particularly described and pointedjouti" in the claiins.

Q longitudinal section of the machine on the line 3-3,. Fig. 1; Fig. i is a vertical cross In the accompanying drawing like charac tors designate the same parts i'n' the several figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of a spike. ma-

chine embodying the inviention, parts being.

removed and other part broken away and shown in section; Fig. 2 is; a side elevation ofthe' mai -iin'e, the. drive sliaftbeing shown in section and f the dri e' 'pullcynnd flywheel, which is brokenliaway, being indicated bya dotted circle; Fig. 3 isa vertical section on the line al4, Figs. 1, 2 and 3; Fig. 5 ,iis a vertical cross section on the line 55, Figs. 1. 2 and 3; Fig. 6 is an enlarged ,central longitudinal section of a portion of the machine showing the spike pointing and forming rolls and the spike reversing and heading mechanism; Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical cross section on theline 7- 7, Figs. 1, 2 and 6; Fig. 8 is a plan view of the spike reversing mechanism and a part of thehead forming dies; Fig. 9 is an end elevation shown in Fig. 8, and associated parts of the machine.

The machine comprises a pair of rolls 1 and 2, mounted one above the other on parallel horizontal shafts 3 and 4s, which are provided with hearings in the front end of a frame 5. I

As shown in Figs. 6 and '1, the rolls 1 and 2 are provided with 'a series of hardened steel spike forming and pointing dies 6, which are detachably fastened in lateral recesses in the rims of the rolls by clamps 7, with filler blocks or spacing members 8 between them. The dies in the, present case are shown as designed to produce spikes of the stepped form hereinbefore mentioned, but may be replaced by dies for making spikes of other forms, particularly of abruptly varying cross section,'for the production of which the present machine is specially designed. The dies of both rolls are correspondingly spaced and arranged in he same vertical plane, so as to register exactiy in pairs onthe approaching sides c the rolls between which the spike blanks i are fed. The shafts 3 and 4 are. connected at one end by gears 9 and 10, by which the rolls are compelled to rotate together in opposite directions at the same peripheral speed. At the opposite end the. lower shaft i is provided with a ratchet wheel 11 and an oscillatory pawl carrier 12, loosely mount.- ed thereon on opposite sides of the ratchet wheel and provided at its upper end with a pawl 13.

The bearings of the upper shaft 3 are vertically adjustable in'the frame 5, and are adjusted by screws 14 to set and held the dies 6 of the upper roll at the proper distance from the opposing dies on the lower roll.

The rolls are intermittently tiirned to hring successive pairs of dies into working position by the oscillation of the pawl 13, which is actuated from the main. drive shaft 15 at the opposite end of the machine, through a crank pin 16 on a ch pulley 1'7, fixed on said shaft, 1 1d 18 connecting the crank pin with the. upper end of a rocker 19 fixed on a cross shaft 20, and an adjustable rod 21 connecting the lower end of the rocker with the lower end of the wheel or the shaft 20.

Laterally or transversely opening and closing and longitudinally movable clamping jaws or dies 29, are mounted on-the carrlage 25 and movable therewith alongside the roll dies 6, with which they form a pass and coiiperate on each advance movement of the rolls, to form the'points andshanks or bodies of spikes. ment of the jaws 29 relative to the carriage is limited by fixed stops 30, formed on the carriage, and adjustable stops 31, threaded in the carriage. The jaws 29 are connected by transversely disposed links 32, with transversely adjustable pivot blocks 33, guided in the carriage. The blocks 33 are adjusted to properly determine and regulate the-approach of the jaws 29 toward each other in closing, and their relation to the roll dies 6, by means of wedges 34, which in turn are adjusted longitudinally by screws 35, threaded in the carriage 25.

Bow springs 36, interposed between the inner sides of the blocks 33 and the inner'walls of the openings in the carriage in which said blocks are guided, yieldingly hold the blticks against the wedges and enable the links 32, when they are turned as shown in Fig. 1 into positions oblique to the axes of the roll shafts, to open the jaws 29. The stop screws 31, are adjusted to limit the movement of the links 32 in closing the jaws 29 when the links are 1 and 2.

A reciprocating nipper frame 40, comprising parallel side members guided in longitudinal ways 41 on the frame 5, as shown in Figs 1, 3, 4 and 6, is provided with later- I ally movable nippers 42 located on opposite sides of the path of the spikes or spike blanks carried between the jaws 29. The nippers 42 are pivoted at 43 to one end of the frame 40, from which they extend and converge toward the jaws 29. The nippers 42 are formed or provided with arms 44, extending underneath the side members of the frame 40 through the ways 41, and proyided at their rear ends with inwardly inclined slots 45. The side members of the nipper frame are longitudinally channeled on the under side, and in their rear ends are loosely fitted and guided, bars 46, which are connected by links 47 with rocker arms 48, fixed on a cross shaft 49. The bars 46, which bear on the upper sides of the arms 44, are provided with downwardly projecting pins 50, engaging the oblique slots 45 53 on the adjacent end The longitudinal movetween the parallel with the axes of the rolls,

extends over and close to the slot in the guide for opening and closing the nippers 42, as hereinafter explained.

s shown in Figs. land 2, the shaft 49 is provided at one end outside of the frame 5 with an arm 51, which is connected by an adjustable link 52 with a corresponding arm of the rocker shaft 20. The arm 51 has an adjustable pivot block 54, with which the link 52 is connected and which is adjusted by means of a screw rod 55, for varying the'throw of the rocker arms 48 and the longitudinal traverse of the nippers 42.

As shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, friction shoes or blocks 60, freely fitting in openings in cap plates 61, bolted to the ways 41 over the side members of the nipperframe, are held with yielding pressure against said members by springs 62, interposed between them and said bars by springs 71 inserted between the bolt heads and friction plates, thereby'providing drag or retarding connections bejaws 29 and stationary parts of the machine for opening and closing the jaws at the beginning of the backward and forward movements of the carriage 25.

Below e path of the nippers 42, a spike nuts, with said cap revel-sin wheel 75 is mounted on the upper end of a vertical shaft76, above and close to a bed 7;1, as shown in Figs. 3, 6, 8, 9 and 10. The Whael'lfi is formed with an upwardly projecting marginal rim 78, and between the rim and hub, with radial slots 79.

A guide 80, attached at the rear side of the wheel 75 to a raised part of the bed 77,

said wheel, and is formed nal slot between the hub and the rim of the wheel on its front side in position to receive a partially formed spikes as they are advanced and dropped by the nippers, and to drop them into the slots 79 of the reversing wheel as said slots are brought one after another underneath and into register with the slot in the guide.

A guide 83, attached tothe front side of the bed 77 and extending therefrom toward the rollsin alinement with the slot in the guide 80. is adapted to support the partially formed and severed spike blanks as the upper face of with a longitudi they are transferred by the nippers 42 from I the/jaws 29 into position to be dropped into over the reversing wheel 75.

Underneath the rear side of the reversing wheel. 75, the bed 77 s formed with a recess 8st, into which the splke blanks or partially formed spikes 3 are dropped from the reversing wheel 75).

As shown in 1, .2 and 3, the rcversmg wheel '75 is continuously rotatedby the following coin'iections with the drive shaft The vertical shaft 76 is connected by bevel gears 87 with. a cross shaft 88, which in' turn. is cennected by spiral gears 89 with a. longitudinal shaft 90. The shaft 90 is connected by bevel gears 91 with a transvcrse shaft 02, provided with a chain wheel or pulley 03, which is connected by a belt with the pulley 17 on the drive shaft.

For heading the spikes after they have i been reversed by the wheel 75, the machine is provided with gripping dies 97, 98 and 99, as shown in Figs, 3, 6, 8, 9 and 10. The dies 9'? and 98 are mounted on the bed 7? adjacent to the rear side of the reversing wheel 75 the die 97 being fixed and the die 98 movable laterally. For convenience in constructing, assembling, removing and replacing the dies 97 and 98, they are preferably mounted, as shown, on a block100, removably fitted in a recess in the bed 77 and detachably fastened by bolts to the bed. The die 97 is bolted to the blookjOO, while the movable die 98 is fastened to-a-s lideyllll, fitted and guided in L 4 a transverse 'roove or chanpel 1n the up er side of the h ock 100,, andextending un erneeth theyfixedbdie which it is held in place; 1

The die 9 9 is detachablyfastencd to a vertically. movable/"plunger 102, guided in a stand 103, which fie mounted upon the sides of and extends across the frame 5.

The plunger102 is connected by adjustable springs 104 withthe stand 103 above it, these springer-ending to lift the plunger and to hold the die 99 in an elevated position above the dies 97 and 98, as shown. in Fig. 6.

Between the upper end of the plunger" 102 and a vertically yielding pivot bearing 105 guided in alinenient therewith in the upper part of the stand 103, a toggle joint 100 is interposed, for forcing the die 90 downward against the tension of the springs 10 1. The bearing 105 engages at its upperend with a spring seat 107, normally resting on the stand 103, and between this seat and a similar seat 108 connected bya yoke 100 and tie rods 110 with the stand 103, is interposed a heavy spiral spring 111, which receives the end thrust of the plunger 102 whenthe die 99 is forced by the toggle joint 106 downward upon a spike between the dies 0'? and 98. j

' T he knuckle pivot of the toggle joint 106 is connected by a forked and adjustable rod 115 with the upper end of a forked rocker arm 110, which is mounted at its iower end on a cross shaft or rod 117, supported at the ends in the sides of the frame 5. The rocker arm 116 is provided with rollers 118,

-which are engaged by cams 119 fixed on the swing the rocker arm 116 toward the drive shaft 15, and holds the rollers 118 in engagement with cams 119. The rod 115 s connected above it with the stand 103 by a counterbalancing spring 123. A stop screw 127 threaded axially in the screw 121 by engagement witlrthe front end of the rod 115 prevents overthrow of the knuckle pivot toward'the front end of the machine beyond a straight line passing through. the pivot connections of the toggle joint with the plunger 102 and the bearing 105.

As shown in Fig. 9, thevertically movable gripping die 99 is formed at the sides with depending wings or projections 124 and 125, which when'said die is forced downward by the plunger 102, embrace the outer sides of the dies 97 and 98. The inner face of the wing 124 is beveled or inclined, and by engagement with a correspondingly beveled or-inolined face 126 on the'die 98, forces said die toward the fixed die 97, to grip and firmly hold a spike on its four sides while the head is being formed.

For convenience in constructing the plunger 102 and removing and replacingthe same, or the die 90 attached theretogthe plunger is preferably made in detachable parts or sections, as shown in Fig. 0.

As shown in Figs. 2, 3, L and 0, a swaging die 130 is mounted on the front end of a lonritudinally reciprocating bar 131 which is carried at or adjacent to its front and rear ends on rockers 132 and 133. The rocker 132 at the front end of the die bar 131 is mounted on a cross shaft or rod 134-. which is supported at its ends by arms 135, pivoted at one end to the frame 5 and provided at the other end with adjusting screws 130 bearing on said frame. The rocker 133 is mounted on a cross shaft or rod 137, sup- For transferring partially formed y from the recess 84 in the bed 77 which they. are deposited by-the revrsihg 84 with which the assess:

pers are closed by'the action of the pins 50 in the slots and tightly grip the previously formed spike close to the jaws 29, which are at or about the me time, closed against another section of the spike baror blank preliminary to do formation of an other spike.

nippers being thus close-d, are advanced with the nippcr frame 40 simultaneously with the the coiiperatinsg roll dies 6. in the advance movement of thcbars L6. the frame 40 is picked up and carried forward with the nippers before the pins 0 engage the Convergrent rear ends of the slots 4:5 whenever the force excited. by the of the nippers on a spike is suliicient to overcome the trio tion exerted on the frame 10 by the blocks 60, the grip of the nippers required by the adjustment of the springs 62.

The'traverse oi the nippers with the nippcr frame being greater and hence at a more rapid rate than the simultaneous advance ot' the jaws 29 and coiiperating dies 6, the thin film of metal connecting the butt end of the spike held by the nippers and the point of the succeeding spike held by said and dies, is ruptured, a'nd the spike carried by the nippers is separated from the spike bar or blank, as shown in Fig. 6. At the limit of the advance movement of the nippers they are opened by the initial backward movement of the bars 46, and drop the spike held between them into the fork or slot of the guide 80 upon the reversing wheel 7 The wheel 75 being continuously rotated in the direction indicated by an arrow on Fig. 8, the spike i falls into the next slot 79 as it turned into register with the slot in the guide 80. The spikes thus transferred and dropped by the nippers into the York or slot in the guide 80 are discharged therefrom into successive slots 7901" the re-- versing wheel, by which they are carried around. on the bed '37 to the opposite or rear side thereof. where the are de osited in the recess 84. As they fall from the guide 80 into the slots land from said slots into the recess 84. they are incidentally turned on their longitudinal axes a quarter revolution with each fall, the forward walls of the slotsand the longitudinal wall-of the recess rearward walls of the slots register, being slightly rounded or beveled at their upper edges as indicated at 156 and 157 in Figs. 6 and 8, tofacilitate such turning. The spikes being thus turned on their axes a hail revolution and reversed, are deposited in the recess 84 with their stepped the top and bottom and their buttstoren'iost. In this'iposition they are engaged. at'the points by the transverse and advancca butt 1orethe ejector 146 between sides at limb of the reciprocatingg bar 145, most, alongside oi the gripping dies 9'? and 98, as shown in advance of the jaws Q9 and being determined as.

Fig. 8, being guided into place between said dies by the ejector and the incline M7, an opening or shifting the jaw 98 away from the fixed jaw 97 by engagement with the incline 148. 'After the bar 145 and ejector 14-6 are withdrawn from said dies, the spike being held in place between them by the upwardly yielding dog 150 engaging); with the upper beveled side of the oint, as shown in Fig. 6. the die 99 is forced downward by the toggle joint 106 and its actuating conncctions hereinbetore described. lVith the descent of the die 99, the die 98 is forced by the engagen'ient of the beveled face of the wing 12% of the die 99 with the correspondingly beveled face 126 of the die 98 toward the fixed dic 97, and the spike iscthus tightly gripped between said dies, with its butt end projecting therefrom. While the spike is thus gripped and held by the jaws 97, 98 and 99, the die 130 swung backwardly and downwardly with the bar 131, striking the protrudingvcnd of the spike with a downwardly glancing or sweeping blow and cooperating; with the gripping dies to form a head on the spike, shown in Fig. 6.

With the nextad ance movement of the bar 145, the die 99 being withdrawn upward and the die 98 released, another spike y is advanced between the gripping dies, and the ejector 146, which projects beyond the butt end of' tlie spike which is'being advanccd into place by said bar, thrusts the previouslv headed spike forward out of the gripping; dies.

With-each revolution of the drying shaft l5 the foregoing operations are repeated, and a spike is finished and discharged from the nmchine. v I

Various modifications in the details of construction and arrangement of parts of the machine may be made without materially afiecting its mode of operation and without departure from the principle of the invention as defined in the following claims.

I claim: 1. In a spike machine the combination of rolls provided with opposing dies, means for simultaneously rotating said rolls in o posite directions step by step, reciprocr g jaws movable alongside the 'roll dies with which they form a pass. and cooperate to form the points and bodies of spikes, means for advancing said jaws siniultaneouslyvwith the intermittent advance movement of the roll dies, and means for opening the jaws at the beginnin of their backward movement andclosing t 1cm at the beginning of their advance movement against the spike between theroll dies. l

2. In a spike machineztho combination of intermittently and oppositely rotated rolls provided with opposing pointing and formingdies, a reciprocating carriage movable between and transversely. to the axes of the blank rolls, laterally opening and closing jaws mounted on and movable with the carriage alongside and adjacent to the roll dies with which they form a pass and coiiperate during their intermittent advance movement to form the points and bodies of spikes, means for closing the jaws at the beginningof the advance movement of the carriage arid ad vancing them with' the carriage simulta neously with the intermittent advance movement of the adjacent roll dies, and means for ,links connecting the jaws with the carriage,

retarding connections between the jaws and relatively fixed parts of the machine for opening the jaws at the beginning of the backward movement of the carriage and for closing them against the spike blank between the roll jaws at the beginning of the advance movement of the carriage, and stops on the carriage for limiting the longitudinal movement of the jaws in closing when the links are turned into positions substantially parallel with the axes of the rolls. I

4. In a spike machine the combination or -intermittently and oppositely rotating rolls provided with opposing dies, a reciprocating carriage movable between and transversely to the axes of the rolls, jaws mounted. on' said carriage and movable'therewith along opposite sides of the roll dies with which they cooperate to confine and shape a spike blank between them, transversely adjustable pivot blocks mounted on the carriage, links connectin the jaws with the pivot blocks, stops on t c carriage limiting the longitudin al movement ofthe jaws relative to the carriage, and retarding connections between the jaws and relatively fixed parts of the machine for opening and closin the jaws at the beginning of the iJILCkWEIIC? and" forward movements of the carriage.

5. In a spike machine the combination of rolls provided with opposing dies, means for rotating the rolls step by step infopposite directions, a reciprocating carriage movable between and transversely to the axes of the rolls, 1daws mounted on .said carriage and mom e therewith along opposite sides of the roll'dies, with which they coiiperate to confine and shape'a s ike blank, transversely adjustable pivot bloc is mounted on the carriage, wedges for screws for adjusting the wedges, links coned on the carriage on -of the machine, adapted to adjusting said blocks,.

meeting the jaws with said blocks, stops on provided with opposing dies, reciprocating j jaws movable forward with and on opposite sides'of the'pass between'the roll dies simultaneously with their intermittent advance and coijperating therewith to form the points and bodies of spikes from a continuous blank, means for opening and closing the jaws at the beginning of then backward and forward movements, reciprocating nippers adapted to grasp the spike bodies and by their advance to. separate them from the blank held by the jaws and roll dies, means for advancing the nippers simultaneously with and at a more rapid rate than the jaws,

- and means for opening and closing the nippers at the beginning of their backward and forward movements. I

7. In a spike machine the combination of oppositely and intermittently rotated rolls provided with opposing dies, a reciprocating carriage movable between and transversely to the axes of the rolls, clamping jaws mountopposite sides of the roll dies, means for operating the carriage and advancing the jaws simultaneously with the intermittent movement of the roll dies,

transversely disposed links connecting the jaws with the carriage, stops on the carriage for limiting the longitudinal movement-o1 the jawsrelative thereto in open and closed positions, and friction retarding connections between the jaws and stationary parts open and close the jaws at the beginning of the backward and forward movements of the carriage. l

8. In a spike machine the combinationof oppositely and intermittently rotated rolls provided with opposing dies, a reciprocating carriage movable between and transversely to the axes of the rolls,,clamping jaws mounted on andmovable with the carriage along opposite sides 'of the roll dies with which they cooperate to point and form the bodies of spikes,'mea ns for operating the carriage and advancing-the jaws simultane-- ously with the intermittent movement of the roll dies, transversely adjustable pivot blocks mounted on the carriage, means for adjusting said blocks, transversely disposed links connecting the jaws with said blobks, stopson the carriage for limiting the 1on gitudmal movement. of the jaws relative thereto in open and closed positions, and

' a pass and coiiperate to for 1,2ee,es1

they cooperate to form the points and bodies of' spikes, stops on the carriage for limiting the longitudinal movement of the jaws relative theretoin open and closed positions,

transversely adjustable pivot blocks mounted on the carriage, wedges for adjusting said blocks, screws for adjusting the wedges, transversely disposed links connecting the jaws with-said blocks, and friction drag connections connecting the jaws with fixed parts of the machine for opening and closing the jaws at the beginning of the backward and forward movements of the carriage.

10. In a spike machine the combination of parallel; intergeared and oppositely 1:0,- tated shafts, rolls mounted onsaid shafts, spike pointing and body forming dies detachably fastened to said rolls so as to regv istcr with one another on proximate sides of the rolls, means for intermittently rotating said rolls by intervals corresponding with the angular distance between successive dies, areciprocating carriage movable between and transversely to the axes of the rolls, clamping jaws mounted on said carriage and movable therewith along" opposite sides of the roll dies, with which they form 1 m the points and bodies of spikes, means for operatin the carriage and advancing the jaws simu taneousl'y with the intermittent movement of the roll dies; and means for opening and closing the jaws at the beginning of the backward and forward movements of the carriage.-

11-. In a spike machine the combination of rolls provided with opposing dies; a pawl and ratchet mechanism for intermittently rotatingthe rolls in opposite directions by intervals corresponding with the angular distance between successive dies. a reciprocating carriage -movable between and transversely to the axes of the rolls jalws mounted on said carriage and movable therewith along opposite sides of the roll dies with which they coiiperate for forming the points and bodies of spikes, stops on the carriage for limiting the longitudinal movement of the jaws relative thereto in closed positions, transversely disposed links connecting the jaws with the carriage, and triction drag connectionsbetween. jaws and fixed parts of the machine adapted to open and close the jaws at the beginning of the backward and forward n'iovements of the carriage, lost motion being provided in the pawl and ratchet mechanism corresponding with the/advance movement of the carriage required to close the jaws whereby the roll diesare started forward siimiltaneonsly with the closing of the on the spike blank.

12. In a spike machine the combination of oppositely and intermittently rotated rolls provided with opposing dies a reciprocating carriage movable between and transversely to the axesof the rolls and provi l with clamping jaws movable along opposite sides of the roll dies and coiiperating thercwnn in their advance movement to form the points and bodi s of spikes, means for opening closing said jaws'at the be' inning of the backward and forward movements of the carriage, a reversing wheel, reciprocating nippers adapted to grasp the spike bra es with each advance of the jaws and trans fer the bodies to and deposit them u on the reversing wheel, gripping jaws means for transferring the spike bodies butts foremost, from the reversing wheel between the gripping jaws, and a reciprocating swaging die cooperating with the gripping jaws to form heads on the spihes 13. In a spike forming machine the com-- bination of'intermittcntly rotated rolls provigled with opposing dies, reciprocating jaws movable alongside oi the roll diesand. coop crating therewith in their advance movement to Form the pointsand bodies of spikes, a stationary bed formed on the side oppw site the rolls with a recess; a radially slotted reversing wheel mounted npon and close to the bed, a stationary slotted guide Eecatrai above the reversing wheel on the side i jacentto the rolls, means for transform spike bodies-froi'n the clamping and roll dies to said guide, from which they are discharged into 'the slots oi the reversing wheel. gripping dies arranged to receive e reversed spike, bodies from the recess in said bed into which they are discharged by th reversing wheel. means for shifting movable along opposite sides of the roll dies and cooperating therewith in their advance movement, means for opening and closing said aws at the. beginning of their backward and forward movements, a stationary bash 1 discharged from the reversing Wheel,

a. radially slotted reversing Wheel mounted on said bed, reciprocating nippers advancing simultaneously with the jaws and adapted to grasp spike bodies delivered therefrom and to sever them from the blank held by the jaws, a stationary guide ar-, ranged to recei e the spike bodies from the nippers and drop them into the slots in the rcversihg Wheel, means for opening and closing the nippers at the beginning of their backward and forward movements, a reciproosting; member Working in a. recess in the iced into which the reversed spike bodies are gripping dies between which the reversed. spike bodies are transierred by said member from the recess in said bed, a reciprocating Jvvaging' die coiiperating with the gripping dies to form heads on the spike bodies, an ejeo.- tor connected with said reciprocating bar and adapts to remove the headed. spikes from the gripping dies, and a yielding dog adapted by engagement with the spikes to prevent their withdrawal from the gripping dies by backward EEO-V) tor.

to. in a spike machine the combination with means for forming spike bodies from continuous blanks, of gripping dies comprising fixed die and two dies movable trans-- rcrselyto each other and to the fixed die and provided with inclines by which the closing movement of one closes the other, a toggle joint connected with one of the movable. dies and having a, yielding hearing against which it Works, 'a reciprocating actuating connection with the toggle joint for closing said gripping dies, and areciproceting swaging die cooperating with the gripping dies to form heads on the spike bodies In a spike machine the combination oi.

.ent of the ejec- Qoppositely and.intermittently rotated rolls provided with opposing dies and recipro oil dies ting clamping aws movable alongside the and cooperating therewith to form ilaehodies from continuous blanks; a, re ciprocating nipper frame, nippcrs pivotally connected with said frame and adapted to grasp the spike bodies delivered from said jaws, and by a more rapid advance simultaneously with the advance of the jaws to sever the bodies from the blank held by the jaws, means for reciprocating said irame simultaneously with and at a more rapid rate than the reciprocation of said jaws,.

means for opening and closing the jaws, and means foropening and closing the nippers at the beginning of their backward and for-- ward movements.

17-. In a spike machine the combination with oppositely and intermittently rotated "oils provided with dies and reciprocating jaws coiiperating With/the dies to form spike bodies from continuous blanks, a reciprocating nipper frame, nippers pivotally connected with said frame adjacent to and on opposite sides of the path of the spike bodies, and provided With rearwardly extending arms having inwardly and rearwardly inclined slots at their rear ends, bars guided and longitudinally movable in said frame and provided with pins engaging said slots, rocker arms connected with said bars, means for actuating the rocker arms, and a friction drag on the nipper frame.

18. In a spike machine the combination with gripping dies, means for opening and closing said dies, a reciprocating bar pro; vided at bne end adjacent to the gripping dies with a svvaging die, rockers supporting and guiding said bar, the rocker adjacent to the everaging die being adjustable transversely to the axis of the bar and to the axis on which the rocker swings, and a crank directly connected with the other end of said bar for imparting a reciprocating movement thereto.

19. In a spike machine the combination with gripping dies, means for opening and closing said dies, a reciprocating" bar provided. at one end adjacent to the-gripping dies with a swaging die, rockers supporting and guiding said bar, arms pivoted to the frame of the machine and carrying the axis of the rocker adjacent to the su aging die,

7 screws for adjusting said arms and varying the path'of the swaging die relative to the gripping dies, and means for imparting a reciprocating movement to said bar.

In Witness whereof Ihereto aflix my signature,

LAURENCE J. BERKELEY. 

